Manure-loader.



V. HENSLEY. MANURB' LOADER.

APPLICATION FILED DEO. 18, 1911. A l ,G4`5,842. PatsntedD-ec. 3, 1912.

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MANURE-LOADER.

Specification ofiLettera Patent.

Patented Dec.3,1912.

Application mea December mien, seran no. 666,359.

'ib all niom it may concern:

ile it. known that I, Vanni-i Hussein', a citizen of the United States, residing at Central City, in the county of Merrick and State of Nebraska, have invented certain new and useful linpi'ovements in Mamme-Loaders, of which the following is a specilication.

This invention relates to an improvement in manure loaders of that type which is )rovided with an elevating rake.

he principal object of the invention is to provide a manure loader including a main frame, a rake frame mounted thereon to be elevated, a rake head swingingly mounted upon the rake frame, means to elevate said rake frame, locking means for the rake head, and means to control said locking means.

Another object of the invention is to provide a. manixre loader including a main frame and a rake frame of the type described, together with a novel form of mechanism for elevating said rake frame.

A further object. of the invention is to provide a novel construction of main frame for loaders of the character described.

A still further object of the invention is to provide a loader for the purpose described, which is composed of a comparatively few number of parts, is therefore simple in construction, and is cheap to manufacture.

With these and other objects in view, the invention consists in the construction and novel combination of parts hereinafter fully described, illustrated in the accompanying drawings, and ointed out in the claimshereto appended; it beingi understood that various changes in thel orm, proportion, size and minor details of construction within the scope of the claims, may be resorted to without departing.;r from the spirit 0r sacrificing anyy of the advantages of the invention.

n the drawings: Figure 1 is a top plan view of a loader constructed in accordance with my invention, Fig. .2 is a side elevation showing the parts in their normal position, Fig. 3 is a similar view but showingthe rake frame dis osed in an elevated and dumping position, 1`ig. 4 is a front endview of the onder. parts thereof being shown` in their normal positions, Fig. I5 is a detail sectional view taken on the line 5--5 of Figi, Fig. ii is a detail 'ierspective view of one of the ifitch pins. fig. 7 is an enlarged erspcc- :E rica* o the forward `end of ti e rake Ssame including the tiltablo ralcehead.

Like reference numerals designate corresponding parts in all the figures of the drawings.

Referring to thedrawings, the invention comprises a main frame which consists of side sills 5-5 and front and rear sills (i and 7 res eetively. Secured at the junctures of the side sills 5 and the front sill (l arc uprights 8 8 which are connected at their upper ends by a cross bar t). Braces 10 10 are respectively connected to the sills 5 and to the upper ends of the uprights 8. The ends of the front sills 6 reject beyond the side sills 5, and respectively connected to each end of the front sill and to the upper end of the respective upright 8 is an inclined brace 11. It will thus be observed that by means of these braces, the uprights 8 and consequently the cross bar t), are held a igainst either lateral or rearward tilting movement. The rear sill 7 also extends beyond the side sills 5, and attached to said projectingT ends are draft elements 12-12 respectively to which horses may be readily attached. cured to the projecting ends of the front sill 6 is a hold-back strap 13 adapted to be, connected to a respective horse to retard the. movement of the loader when gainer down hill or when desirous of hacking. Secured to the sills 5 in rear of the fronty sill G is an axle 14, upon the outer ends of which are mounted ground wheels Ila-45. Secured to the rear sill 7 are caster wheels lG-Y--lti ot" any suitable type. The side sills i, are connected by a plurality of cross bars 17 adapt ed for a purpose hereinafter fully explained.

My invention further comprises a rake frame which includes a pair of spaced side bars Iii-18. These bars are disposed longitudinally with respect to the main frame, and arc preferably disposed between the uprights 8. The rear ends of these hars are pivotally connected to the side sills 5 as indicated by the reference numerals ISL-1), and the forward ends 20-Q0 of said bars project for some distance in advance ot the main frame. Depending from the forward ends of these ha rs are U-shaped frames 21Q l and pivotally connected to the rear angle of these frames, as indicated by the reference numerals 22-22, is an angle bar 28. Laterally projecting from the anale bar is a series of rake teeth 9.4, and )rejecting upwardh;

from the anale har ain preferably at. rieti? angles to the ratte teeth is a series ot hare. 2li, the upper ends thereof beinen normally Set tot nl F

fi of the rake head by disposed above 4.the bars-.18A and con-' aected by :iv-connecting bar(26l`1 `Itfwillthas In order to old the rake teeth 24 in allgv mounted a longitudinally disposed iever 28, which terminates at`its forward end in an upwardly and forwardly extending hook 25) adapted for engagement with the connecting bar Q6. A spring is connected at its ends to the hook'Qt) and to the adjacent side bar`18 for normally holding said hook in engagement with said connecting bar. Cables 31-31 are each connected at one end to the rear end of a respective lever 28, and these cables extend rearwardly :ind are connected at their ends to a foot lever 32, which is disposed in close proximit to an opcrators seat. 83. ln order to positivelv tiltl the rake, there is provided a rearwardly extending handle 34 the rear end thereof bein'pr disposed in close proximity to the operators seat 33.

After the rake has been loaded, with any material desired, the rake together withits traine is elevated by the following mechai. nism: 'Sii )ported by certain of the cross braces 17 is a pair of standards BIS- 35, and in these `tanda rds is journaled n transversely disposed shaft 36. Keyed upon one end of this shaft is a pulley 37, which is driven by means of a belt 38 from an engine 39 of any suitable type. Loosely mounted upon this shaft is ahoisting drum 40 which is formed at its inner end with a series of clutch teeth -tl adapted to engage similar teeth 42 formed on the pulley l?, and thereby'rotate said di'iiin. A hand lever 43 wliichis disposed upon the iiiain frame in close proximity to the operators seat 38 is connected by a suit'- ahle mechanism to the drum 30 so as to slide said drain along the shaft 30 in either d rection.

Centrally secured to the cross bar 9 of the main frame is a block 44 through which a fable 45 is trained. One end of this cable is connected to the drum 40 and the other end is trained through a pulley 40, and has its end returned and connectedto the block lt4. lhe pulley 40 is connected to an'eyel which is connected to the connecting.;` bar 26 'cables 48 orthe'like. it will thus be observed tliat'iipon movement in one direction of the hand lever 48,`the drain lt0 will beelatched with the pulley il?. and as a result, the cable45 will be wound upon 'saiddrum, and thereby swing the sido bars 18 of the rake frame upwardly. rthis rali-e franieis elevated 'tol any desired height, and in order Ito retain the same nits elevated positionfprevious-to the damping eperatien,tliere ispivotallymounted, naat "frame, alatch 50. Asprinff 49, upon each of the uprights 8 of the main 51 is associated with each' latchto normally hold the same c-atwardlyso as to be automatically engaged with' the side bars 18 of the rake frame when the said bars are elevated tliereabove.

,lii order to release the latches against the tension of their springs` there is provided cables 52u52, each cable being connected at. one end to a respective hitch 50. These cables are trained over suitable pulleys 53, and have their rear ends connected to a lever 54 mounted upon the main frame in close proximity to the operators sent-i8.

lt will thus be observed that after the rake frame has been elevated to the proper position above the latches 50, the hand lever 43 is shifted to disengage the drum 40 from the pulley 37. Thereupon the rake frame will drop and the side bars 18 thereof will seat themselves upon the latches 50. After a wagon or other suitable Conveyance has been drawn under the rake, the hooks 2S) are disengaged from the connecting bar 2G and the rake head by the foot lever 32, and as a result, the weight of thc material upon the rake teeth will cause the said teeth to swing downwardly in a manner above noted. The handle 34 of the rake head will be held by thc operator, and after the material has been dumped, the rake head is returned to its normal position, whereupon thc hooks 29 will be en aged with the connecting bar 26, and there y retain the rake head in its normal position to be reloaded. rThe latches are then disengaged by the lever 5ft, and us a result, the rake head will tend to drop down by reason of its own weight. in order to check the downward movement thereof, the drum 40 is provided with a friction brake 55 of any suitable type and operated by a foot lever 56.

What is claimed is:

1. In a loader, a main frame, a rake trame supported thereon, a tiltable rake head supy ported by the frame latching devices to hold said head against tilting'moveinent, clcvating means for said rake head, spring,r latches carried by the main frame for supporting the rake frame in its elevated position, and independent controlling means for each ot said latches.

2. In a manure loader, a main frame inclading spaced apriglits and a cross bar, a rake frame sup orted upon the main frame, a tiltable rake lie-ad sup orted by said rake frame, means to contro the tilting movement of said head, a'driviner shaft mounted on the'main frame, a driven pulley keyed upon the shaft, a hoisting;r drum loosely mounted upon the shaft and adapted in one position to interlock with said pulley, a blocksnpportedby cross bar, a cable een` nected at one end to the drum and train-cd over the block andA having connection with the rake head, and means for controlling the movement of the drum'along the shaft.

3. In a loader, amain frame, a rake frame sup orted thereon, a rake head including an ang e-bar pivotally connected to said rake frame, rake teeth extending from said angle bar, other bars connected to the angle bar` and disposed at right angles to the teeth, a bar connecting the upper ends of the last mentioned bars, a latch carried by the rake frame and engageable with said connecting bar of the head to hold the latter against tiltin movement, elevating means for said ral-:f rame, and controlling means for said late 4. In a manure loader, a main frame inclu'ding side sills, uprights respectively connested at the forward ends thereof, a cross rights,

bar connecting the upper ends of the u a rake frame including spaced si e bars respectively connected Lo the side sills of the main frame for swinging movements, said side bars extending in advance of the nprights, a tiltable rake head supported by the rake frame, a latching device carried by one side bar and engageable with the head to hold the latter against tilting movement,

elevating means for the rake frame connected to the cross bar of the main frame,

. and controlling means for said latch.

In testimony whereof I aiix my signa.- ture, in the presence of two witnesses.

VERNE HENSLEY. Witnesses:

GEO. A. AGNEW, J. W. VIEREGG.

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